Fatal crash profile · Make
Western Star
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 350
- Fatal crashes
- 350
- Deaths inside
- 71
- Other deaths
- 319
Between 2020 and 2024, 350 vehicles described as Western Star were involved in 350 fatal crashes in the United States. 71 people died inside these vehicles and 319 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 75 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 72 |
| 2024 | 83 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
18%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 53 |
| 2021 | 20 | 64 |
| 2022 | 12 | 60 |
| 2023 | 14 | 63 |
| 2024 | 13 | 79 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
24%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Western Star | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 23.7% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 243 |
| Cloudy | 50 |
| Rain | 23 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
| Snow | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 256 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 62 |
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Dawn | 12 |
| Dusk | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 46 |
| Mississippi | 21 |
| North Carolina | 16 |
| Florida | 15 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| New York | 14 |
| Tennessee | 14 |
| Georgia | 12 |
| Virginia | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 11 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Western Star models
- 4900 171 crashes
- 4700 94 crashes
- 5700 31 crashes
- 49X Chassis 23 crashes
- 4900E 13 crashes
- 47X Chassis 10 crashes
- 4800 6 crashes
- 57X Chassis 1 crash
- 5900 1 crash
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2023 | Henefer, Summit County, Utah | I-84 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Berwind, McDowell County, West Virginia | SR-16 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Wallsburg, Wasatch County, Utah | US-189 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Ennis, Ellis County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Contra Costa County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia | CR-86 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Gloucester County, Virginia | US-17 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York | SR-7 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Salem, Marion County, Oregon | TURNER RD SE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Amite County, Mississippi | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Lamb County, Texas | CR-125 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Fulton County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Coosa County, Alabama | SR-22 | 2 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Fresno County, California | SR-41 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | CR-A | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming | I-80/US-30 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | US-129 SR-115 ALCOA HWY | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Malta, Saratoga County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Phelps, Pike County, Kentucky | SR-194 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Robertson County, Texas | FM 50 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Bureau County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Houston County, Alabama | SR-109 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Baldwyn, Prentiss County, Mississippi | US-45 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Cowley County, Kansas | US-160 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.